>> i am trying to get to san francisco. although, on the web site they stated they will be going somewhere else. >> frustration and confusion is building from people trying to get around bart. traffic is building an lines are growing as people try to find alternate means of transportation. we have live team coverage beginning. >> here is a live look at

the bay bridge toll plaza. we will now go to george in the traffic center. >> it is already a much bigger traffic. the traffic is already backing up all the way through the macarthur mayes. this is highway 580 and 24. 24 is backed up all the way to the tunnel. we may have a shot from our helicopter partnership with abc 7 news. you are looking at the ride heading westward from highway 24. the two right- hand lanes are trying to merge. the right lane traffic is tried to exit to get alta 580 westbound. >> where the back of would normally reach to children's hospital at has already backed up to the tunnel. the drive time is way over 26 minutes. and you can expect

this to a climb. this is not the only problem. we have a hot spot this morning. take a look at the traffic maps. we have a whole space of accidents in the westbound direction. there is as many as three. there are multiple vehicles involved and the scratches. it is backing up traffic across the quirkiness bridge. the lorry sure freeway is also liable to be heavy. i will have more on your alternate routes coming up in just a bit. >> right now the temperatures are in the '50s and '60s. we have had a little bit of a patchy fog. we are talking about 104 degrees for antioch in

85 degrees in oakland. it will be nine is in sunnyvale and san jose. we're talking about four consecutive days with the temperatures in the triple digits. >> there are 200,000 commuters and that use the board. they are all trying to find other ways to get around. >> we will continue the coverage now will go live with mike pelton. >> so far, this morning there are not a lot of people who are using this carpool programs. this is a program were perfect strangers me up. some of them have been waiting for 15 minutes or so for someone to come so they can get a ride. so far, a dozen people

have used this. several cars are still waiting for passengers to take advantage of this. i had a chance to spoke tspeak to one german who s using this program. >gentlemen who was using this program. >> so far, i did not run across any lines. >> we're expecting more passengers to show up to use this program. you can find a list of this program on our web site kron4.com >> we have this special sectional website where you can scroll down and find other links available. the

other thing that you would have to follow for casual carpooling. >> continuing our team covers is morning on the bart strike. kron 4 will tran is liven open with more on what ac transit is doing to help commuters. >> they are adding extra buses and they stated they will continue to negotiate. they stated if they do go on strike it will happen on tuesday. you could see this supervisor behind may is going around to make sure everything is mold. i had a chance to speak to him and he stated that they were off to a good start. the system seems to be under way even though you see

we had a chance to talk to some a.c. transit riders this morning and this is a very busy place. people coming go and it has picked up. i spoke to some people this morning and they stated that it is busier than normal. >> hist do you normally catch a bart on monday? >> yes. the bus is not coming as quickly as i will like i would rather ketch card. >> what are you da lin about your plans to you tell your employer that you will be a little late?

>> yes. my boss told me that if i am late it would be okay. >> his boss is generous but some people stated that they are nervous because their bosses know about this but i saw this woman this morning who was pacing, looking at her watch. you can hop on one of the buses and here you see one that is labeled trans bay. even though you hop on this bus is still needs to get all 880 to cross the bay bridge which is busy. when you come down here, you can see people are running to the bus stops. >> so well, they're not striking today but tomorrow may be a possibility? >> yes. they're still negotiating. there is a chance that they could

strike to mark as well. we would just have to monitor this situation. that could easily decide that they would do the same thing with tools that comes. this is a whole nother issue but right now as far as these people are concerned they are happy that ac transit is running for them. >> thank you will >> taking a closer look at the safety issues bart union leaders say is holding up negotiations. union workers are demanding lighting improvements inside stations and along the tracks. they say this would increase worker safety and make it easier for riders to evacuate in case of an emergency. union leaders also want the bathrooms that were closed in 2001 to re open. they were closed after the nine eleven attacks and now, the union says they're a concern because of hygiene issues. also, workers want upgrades to bullet proof glass for station agents and better doors to protect against

intruders. we will continue to follow the latest with the bart strike. we will be providing updates on our 24-seven channel, comcast 193. we will also be providing updates on our wesbite, kron-four-dot-com, as well as our facebook and twitter pages. if you are commuting this morning-- send us your photos of your commute. any crowded buses, bridge, etc. you can send those to breaking-news-at-kron-four- dot-com. >> we will take a quick break. here is a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. if you should pack your patience this morning. the time is 6:09 a.m..

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>> welcome back. our team coverage continues with kron4 ursmaureen kelly who is at the trans bay terminal. >> i had to leave, for 3:00 p.m.. >> here you are is almost sought 30 a.m. and you are

still waiting on the bus. >> i spent a half an hour trying to find his place. >> so where are you headed? >> concord. >> which must are you taking? >> i am going to martinez, then from there to concord. that i have to take another bus to go to where i need to go with his work. >> what do you think about all this? >> this is one fight, i am fighting for the union. the rest of us did not get a raise, some of us got fired. some of us were unemployed. x we how much that i pay for my health insurance. and they have no sympathy from me. >> this is one frustrated

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kron four's justine waldman is live in alameda with an update on the ferry service, hi justine. >> i want to bring to you an update on how things are going. >> our first departure at 6:00 a.m.. we have a another two that are loading now and this will carry 700 people. we expect to be on time. we are operating every 45 minutes. so far the first departure was okay. >> you do not want people to park here. you want them to either ride a bike or did drop off. >> i think that is true for all of the terminals. these terminals have limited parking so if you can't beat a drop off it would be a

great help. >> i know a lot of people do not take the ferry. i know a lot of people here are bart riders. do you have any advice for people who have never taken this very. >> in a situation like this which is one people to be patient and i remind them that they do have tickets for sale. we also-says >> we do know how long the strike will last how long will the ferries run? >> i think it would be a challenge as it goes on for while. but, for the next couple of days we should be okay. >> it sounds like the ferries are running on time and we're watching people lining up. they're also in line buying tickets. we will continue to monitor everything this morning. so far, things are born okay. >>

thanks justine. toss to traffic. >> the bay bridge and all of the approaches is very bad this morning. the backup is reaching completely through the macarthur mayes. the shore freeway is a nightmare. so was high with 24. 24 westbound is backed up all the way to the tunnels. it is even slow on the approach to the tunnel. the shore freeway we had these series of accidents and signallers for nearly 45 minutes. there was only one lane available. the traffic is backed up into vallejo. all of this heavy traffic is there to start working is way down.

>> all of these stations are not available this morning so that is why we are seeing the heaviest traffic. at the san mateo bridge the volume is up a bit and so was the approach. it is not nearly as bad as westbound. the golden gate bridge is likely to see heavier than normal traffic as long as with say francis drake boulevard. >> some of your alternatives that are available.

>> ac transit is probably your best option. there in the midst of contract negotiations as well but they do not have plans to strike today. all of the letter buses are running carry aig. they will get you ino the city and drop you off. remember, that they have to cross the bay bridge and used this freeway so you should give yourself extra time. there are a lot of people lined up tried to get a seat. ac transit is trying to accommodate everyone. most of them run about every 30 minutes. bart also has a contingency plan in place and this means tha will pick up passengers from the bart station. those zero

will be free buses to the terminals and they will run from 5:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and then again from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.. and this morning. the same goes for caltran. they do have shuttles that are employed second pick you up from that area and transport you to sfo. the are just some of your options. >> meanwhile, in the weather center we're waking up to gorgeous weather. the temperature is still on a mild side. upper 50s right now for downtown san francisco. futurecast 4 is tracking the temperatures by noon we're already in the '90s. putting the clock into motion we will start to pick up triple digits for the

nafta vote. the conditions will be warm for this afternoonthis afternoon. we do e a heat advisory in affect. you can see fairfield will come in at 1 07. we're talking mid '70s for the city by the bay. upper 90s are slated for napa up. four consecutive days for the temperatures will be in the triple digits. saturday and sunday will only climates of 80s. >> gas prices are going up around the state today. a state gas tax hike takes effect today. it's going to raise the price of a gallon another three-and-a-half cents. the average price of gas in california is already at four-dollars for a gallon of regular unleaded here is what the gas prices look like around the bay area.

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>> welcome back the time is 6:30 a.m.. we have hundreds of people who are lined up to get on the ferries. this is just one of the options for you to get across the bay. we will begin in the traffic center with george. >> the bay bridge has an amazing back up. if you are thinking about driving to the bay bridge you should not. even if you are a bit about taking the bus and you are not coming from downtown you should just forget about it. i can only imagine how long these rise will take. this is completely through the macarthur mayes and the east shore freeway is also backed up. this is where the backup begins on 24. it is before highway 13 and it is a solid ride. the drive time is

already over 30 minutes. we had this series of accidents that has also occurred. it has been moved to the shoulder but the traffic is still backed up until vallejo. we had a another accident down a richmond. the short is also a mess. the lord e. shore also will be solid all the way to the bay bridge. the 880 approach is also jammed up. they are over 35 minutes. i believe we have a chopper shot for you. this is some our helicopter partial with abc 7 news. this is traffic coming down from interstate 582 downtown oakland. it is already backing up to 580 westbound. 92 to the san

mateo bridge would be a better choice for you. >> as we take a look at current temperatures everyone is waking up to current 50s and 60s. it is 57 out the door in san francisco. it is pretty mild right now but we are talking about excessive heat letter rob. it will be 104 in pleasanton and livermore. we have the upper 70's for san mateo. upper temperatures are on the way and i will take a look at this and my next report. >> we will now go live to mike pelton who is liven the north berkeley bart station. >> this is on the eastern portion of the bart station.

you concede fasttrack is all set to go despite the backup. a lot of passengers are not taking advantage of this program. there's a full supply of drivers as you could see on the screen. there's not a lot of people who are looking for a ride so maybe this is an option for you because currently there's no way. a lot of commuters expected the allies to be longer but some of them still have to make it over the bay bridge. i spoke to one commuter shourd time ago. >> the original plan was the hope that bart would be running but in this instance it was not. i saw that there were two cars lined up on the carpels ready to go. we should be on the way soon. >> you can find it full list of casual car pulled locations on our web site kron4.com. if you want to start strong carpool you

can set this up. there are a lot of available spots available in berkeley. >> you will find the link for these locations as well as all of the locations. >> continuing our team covers is morning on the bart strike. kron4 will tran is liven oakland with more on what ac transit is doing to help commuters get to work easier. >> they easily could have walked off but instead they will spend monday it negotiated. if they do go on strike it will be as early as tuesday. but as far as these people are concerned they're happy that ac transit is running. i am in downtown oakland at twentieth and broadway. they have six of bus stops. three

on each side. people have been here waiting and they know they're already late to work. some of them got up early a couple hours and they normally would just a hop on some of the buses. these buses have added extra but they're not coming quickly. across the way, you concede people waiting and i had a chance to talk to this young man here who is putting on his jacket. he is headed to hayward. he is used to of hopping on these trains but there are running. he is now in a crash course of how to get around and this is we had to say. >> i probably normally would be in bed right now. but because of what is going on i had to wake up to hours or three hours earlier just to get here. >> i had to change our whole

schedule or wrong. it has been hectic. i feel kind of bedad. i was looking at my map because i was unsure what time the buses would come. this was still has not came yet. >> it has just arrived. he is on his way to hayward, of the buses are arriving and i can tell you that some of the buses that normally take people across the east bay, and when is not one of the buses to set francisco people are stating that that which it was theirs. they do have buses that will take you to the terminal and you should keep in mind if you need to our arrived earlier than usual because it is not enough time into an on. even though ac transit is running when they pick these people what they have to still go through traffic. keep this in mind. here is a shot that

i will leave you with. the supervisor has posted this here. he's doing his best to answer any questions of the crowd may have. they are trying their best. >> will take a quick break the time is 6:37 a.m.. here is a live pitchers out oakland where the ferry terminal is seen more than higher traffic. they are offering enhanced services. we will continue our coverage in just a moment. years ago, my doctor told me

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>> the time is 6:45 a.m.. our top story is the barbart isn strike. we are monitoring different ways that commuters are getting around the bay area. one of those options is to take a ferry if you need to get across the bay. we would now go to an justine waldman who is liven alameda with an update. >> these people have waited in long lines to get on the ferry to get to san francisco. a lot of these

people got here about an hour or so ago trying to get on the ferry. will show you video of what the lines look like. and other >> know what the typical commute is for the ferry but normally, they have no line. this is making that very unusual. they are increasing their capacity putting extra ferries out because they are expecting increased brighter ship. let's take a listen to some of the writers that were here. >> it will be crazy. >> i worked downtown so this just puts me right off a couple of blocks. >> i do not take sides on strikes. i hope it is over soon. >> it is a inconvenience perry ed me having to leave it for 30 a.m. instead of six. is a little bit of an

inconvenience. >> here is a live look a people boarding the second round of ferries that are leaving. a somewhat delays are expected because there are more people who are expected to use the ferries today. if you do plan to use the ferry if you cannot drive, you cannot ignore. it wanted to pay with your clipper card. you can also try to get dropped off because they have no extra spaces. aving every 45 minutes.r out thf the two conceded on my website. we are expecting things to get even busier as the morning continues. >> we will be checking in with her because we was see

similar stories like this everywhere. >> bart is offering free shuttle buses from certain bart stations to get people into the city, spaces are limited and it is a first- come first-served basis. we spoke with some people waiting for a ride at the end elcerrito bart station, and there is already loss of confusion. >> all of these bus us from these locations will transfer to san francisco. >> we will continue with traffic and we have george watching a situation on the road. for earlier this morning it was and as the commute from the beginning. >> this is something that we are looking at. we talked

about this earlier. right in the center, you see how open this is. this is fasttrack. we have so many people use in the bay bridge this morning that normally denied use this and they do that hafez track. they are all liabilities cash lanes of the regular commuters who do use their strike cannot even get to the line. that allows them to get to the toll plaza. there is no backup for them is the other people that are caught in these delays. they will take a snapshot of your license plate and will be sent a bill for the amount and you will get a ticket. you have an opportunity to get fasttrack and maybe this was just the push that you needed. >> we have an overhead view of the macarthur mayes from our helicopter parts issue with abc 7 news. here is a

look at the traffic at the shore freeway. you concede that it is just jammed up. it will be extremely slow going for your ride. the traffic on all the approaches are completely backed up. this is why we are experiencing such a big delay. this is coming down high with 24 we are backed up solidly from the tunnel all away to the maze. a good friend of mine is actually taking one of the chartered buses. i spoke with him as 6:10 a.m. when he departed and all the time is 6:50 a.m. and he has just reached here. the current drive time from concord is 75 minutes. this is normally a 45 minute trip. at least, an extra hour time was added. i expect this to grow and even 580 is backing up all the

way towards park boulevard. the east shore freeway is solid as you head down to go today. we will update all these trying times for you coming up a bit. we have had problems here. >> i want to show you the upper freeway. this will give you an indication of how the backup is still coming out of the label because of a pair of accidents that occurred. alternate bridges for your vote is a san mateo bridge with light traffic. the golden gate bridge ride perhaps, is a little bit heavier but we have not seen a lot of people jumping over to the richmond san rafael bridge. here is a look as some of your alternates that are available. >> ac transit is probably

your best bed they are in the midst of negotiations as well but they have decided not to strike. the letter buses are running. you can catch the b, c or the death. g. they're trying to get people into san francisco and drop them off at the temporary terminals. these buses will be run every three to five minutes. but we have also seen big backups. i do want to talk about the bart charter buses. this is a part of the contingency plan with the strike goes into effect. if you go to this location just right outside you can catch a free bus to the terminal. these will be running from 5:00 a.m. to

9:00 a.m.. that was also be running all away from the 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.. you should not count on this because these buses are free. they will only accommodate about 2000 to 4000 riders. for those of you just stand in the city but perhaps his than the mission district but to work in a different area. muni is doing their fair share. they're adding more buses. some of them are run in parallel and this includes the van ness area. >> some of the rail services are providing the same so the j and k for instance. just in case you were wondering about the joy at muni metro bart station that will be running and you can

catch bart here and you could certainly use the mirror electrolyze or run the city. july. here is a live k outsi >> here is a live look outside for the weather. we do have triple digits in the south bay. of 101.

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stay with kron 4 as we continue to monitor the latest with bart's strike. we will give you more updates and here is a live look at the bay bridge. it is an hour along ride. we will follow the latest and have all the angles cover so that you can get to work. we will be right back.

(male announcer) live from the bay area here is your kron 4 news >> good morning, a commuter's nightmare in the bay area this morning. dozens of bart riders are forced to find another. team coverage on a strike this morning. >> this is more than baa